[Support request] Change of order pattern of my posts

[Guna]

Hello, something has happened to my blog (goitdoit.com), where under “Travel stories” I have had my posts ordered in rows each consisting of 3 articles appearing as a picture, title and one sentence under. Now suddenly this feature has dissappeared and eveything appears in the same way as it is under “Home”.

[Leo]

Hi there,

It’s difficult for us to help with this little information – there haven’t been any updates so it cannot be a GP issue.

Have you tried #1 here to eliminate conflicts from elsewhere?
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/debugging-tips/

Documentation: http://docs.generatepress.com/
Adding CSS: http://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-css/

[Guna]

Hi there,

Thank you for the reply. I opened the article about elimination the conflicts and have I understood right, that I have to copy the mentioned code. I just did not understand if I have to add it at the end of “Simple CSS or “AdditionalCSS”? And is the right code this one?:
// Enable WP_DEBUG mode
define( ‘WP_DEBUG’, true );

// Enable Debug logging to the /wp-content/debug.log file
define( ‘WP_DEBUG_LOG’, true );

// Disable display of errors and warnings
define( ‘WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY’, false );
@ini_set( ‘display_errors’, 0 );

// Use dev versions of core JS and CSS files (only needed if you are modifying these core files)
define( ‘SCRIPT_DEBUG’, true );

Also do not understand the following note that they are adding. Where to find it?
NOTE: You must insert this BEFORE /* That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */ in the wp-config.php file.

Thanks a lot in advance!

[Leo]

Have you done #1 in the debugging test first?

If so what was the result?

Documentation: http://docs.generatepress.com/
Adding CSS: http://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-css/

[Guna]

Yes, I have deactivated them and then activated again but no changes. I remember that before I had this issue, it was solved by a code. Could it be an option now if nothing works?

[Fernando]

Hi Guna,

GeneratePress-wise, the approach to such a Layout you’re going for is a Block Element – Content or Loop Template.

References: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/block-element-content-template/
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/block-element-loop-template/

Either should work.

You can also set the columns for the Blog and archive pages through Appearance > Customize > Layout > Blog. Reference: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/using-columns-in-the-blog/

This should be the best and easiest approach to implement the layout you described.

[Guna]

Hello Fernando, thank you very much for your reply!!!
However, I must say that I still havent solved the problem. Regarding the first advice about the block elemnts – I have never used this function so I have no idea how to implement it. Regarding the second option I checked what setting I have under Appearance > Customize > Layout > Blog and it all looks good, as I have set all how it has to look like and it even appears how it should when I am inside Appearance > Customize > Layout > Blog. The problem is that it does not look like that in the homepage under “Travel stories” so I am afraid that the problem is that somewhere I have lost something that applies all these blog settings to the page “Travel Stories”.

[Ying]

Regarding the first advice about the block elemnts – I have never used this function so I have no idea how to implement it.

Everyone has his/her first time 🙂 It’s very powerful and useful, so I would strongly recommend learning it.
There’s a tutorial video included, just follow the steps and you will get the idea: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/block-element-content-template/

If the front end doesn’t match the customizer preview, it’s usually cache issue. Make sure all cache is cleared, including the server cache.

[Guna]

Thanks a lot for your reply, Ying! Yes, first times can be very challanging, but that is how it works. I will have a look, and if something, then I will let you know.

Regarding cache, what is that? I tried to read about them, but did not get more clever. And how do I make sure that all cache is cleared, including service cache?

[Ying]

The server (your website host) has the cache option, it’s usually on by default, if the website is under development, it’s better to disable that option, so the server doesn’t store any cache and you can see the changes right away.

Besides that, people usually install a cache plugin or performance plugin. Just check all your plugins, if there’s a cache plugin, you can go in there and click the empty cache or flush cache button 🙂

Also your browser store cache as well, so if a new device shows the changes, but not on your device, it’s likely you are seeing the cache that your browser stored.

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